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Hi,

We are on TTC from last month , I had my Period on 28 April last month .This month i haven' t got period till now , I took HOme Pregnancy Test on 29 MAy and it came out Negative. But i am feeling that i might be pregnant but not sure.
Anybody gone throug the same situation ?
Are there any chances that i am pregnant even though preganancy test came Negative..
please need help as i am getting stressed out day by day...

Thanks, KR replied. Hi Sonia,

There' s a chance that you could be pregnant even though your HPT turned out negative. Wait for another week or so and test again. Is your period cycle regular? If your period cycle is regular and you get your periods every 28 days, then you tested the rite time. May be you tested little early and that your pregnancy hormone level(HCG) must have been low to detect your pregnancy from HPT. This is the hormone which gives results in both urine and blood test.

So when you are actively trying to get pregnant and have missed your periods, there' s a good chance that you might be pregnant. But make sure you wait atleast 5 more days to take the test again. Because some of us in the board has experienced 10 days delay of periods due to stress..even during TTC.

If your HP test turns negative again and you don' t get your periods by next week, then consult a Gyn. There might still be a chance and the Gyn will confirm it with a blood test.

Something I read in a website,

Pregnancy Tests and hCG Values:
The pregnancy tests on the market today range widely in their sensitivity in picking up the pregnancy hormone, hCG. In the chart below, the lower the number in the \" hCG Detected\" column, the earlier you can use the pregnancy tests. As a general rule, hCG levels, if you are pregnant, are between 5 - 50 mIU a week before your period is due. The hCG levels in your system should double every two to three days.

Please remember that every woman is different and the time it takes for the fertilized egg to implant in your uterus wall can vary. A common misconception is that implantion occurs 7 days after conception, but the research findings showed that first appearance of HCG (implantation) occurred 6-12 days after ovulation, with 84% of the pregnancies implanting on days 8-10 after ovulation. If you don' t get a positive pregnancy test, it doesn' t necessarily mean that you are not pregnant. It could be that you ovulated later than you thought (meaning that conception and subsequent hCG production didn' t happen as when you expected) or that, for you, implantation took longer than the average. Your period arriving is a sign that you are not pregnant this cycle, as is a negative blood test from your doctor.

Good luck and don' t stress yourself which will affect your chances. Be cool which is a hard thing, but try your best & let me know the results.

Lots of baby dust!
KR